Five years under the Taliban: All the things women cannot do
August 15 marks five years since the Taliban seized Afghanistan - five years which have changed the lives of millions...
Reports
Five years in hiding: the hellish life of an ex Afghan policewoman under the Taliban
Former Afghan policewoman Saadat* has spent five years in hiding since the Taliban seized power, living in constant fear that...
One Afghan student found refuge in Bangladesh. Now she’s stuck between a homeland that won’t let her study and a world that won’t let her in
Like many prospective graduates, Narges Hussain Zada is spending her summer frantically filling in application forms as she looks for...
Behind every door, a story of pain: One of Afghanistan’s few female doctors reflects on her work
Every morning at first light, Manizha* picks up her medicine bag and heads out to villages in rural Afghanistan where,...
Grieving mother campaigns to save children from landmines after losing sons
One spring day Mah Bibi’s three youngest sons were playing with an unusual object they had found in the ground when it exploded, killing them outright along with three friends.
Mother appeals for release of girl jailed for refusing to wed Taliban ally
The family of an Afghan teenager jailed by the Taliban for five years after refusing to marry an influential tribal figure in his 70s have appealed to...
Terror at sea: Afghan mother risks life for daughters’ future
Just weeks before their traumatic experience late last year, 16 Afghans, including a mother and two children, drowned off Turkey’s...
Two killed in rare street demonstration over women’s rights in Afghanistan
By Ruchi Kumar, Ghazaal Mohammadi and Sina. Taliban forces fire on crowds in Herat, who were protesting at manhandling of...
A jailed teenager and an abused wife: the Afghan women trapped by discriminatory laws
Last month, the Taliban issued a new decree on marriage that makes it almost impossible for a woman to get...
Zakiya Ahmad becomes first Afghan woman to climb Everest
A 31-year-old mountaineer who campaigns for women’s education has become the first Afghan woman to climb Mount Everest, according to...
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